Chimney-cleaner.



No. 683,358. Patented Sept. 24, I90I.

G. 0. TUCKER.

CHIMNEY CLEANER.

{Application filed June 14, 1901.)

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GEORGE OTIS TUCKER, OF CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS.

CHllViNEY-CLEANER.

SECIFCATION forming Vpart of Letters Patent No. 683,358, dated September24, 1901.

Application iiled June 14, 1901.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE Oris TUCKER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Charleston, in the county of Coles and State ofIllinois,have invented certain new and use'- ful Improvements inChimney- Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to clean all the soot and ashes out of thechimney at any time in a thorough manner without having to take down thestoves and pipes. The pan is of a suitable size and shape to lit thechimney in which it is to be used and is to be constructed of suchmaterial that will render it substantial and durable.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of my invention uinposition in a chimney, the chimney being in section. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section through my invention, parts being inelevation. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of my invention. Fig. 4 is adetail elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, theparts being detached.

1 represents a chimney in section of approved type.

2 represents the soot-pan proper. This pan is preferably constructed ofcast-iron and in shape is made to tit the bottom of a flue and is ofsuch length that it will project outward beyond the flue into the room,as clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The pan is cylindrical incross-section except at that portion indicated by the reference-numeral3, at which point the top of the pan is out away, while the sides of thepan are ilared outwardly to form the ianges or deflecting sides 4, `theedges of which form a close joint with the sides of a iiue, as shown inthe drawings. The cylindrical part of the pan is long enough to reachfrom the wall of the chimney and at the same time extend into the room asuitable distance. In the bottom of that portion of the cylinder thatextends into the room is formed an opening 5, from which depends anannular fiange 6, from one side of which extends a pin '7, to behereinafter referred to.

8 is a cap adapted to tit around the depending flange 6 snugly, in theupper edge of which is out a slot 9, whioh,with pin 7, forms abayonet-joint.

10 is a spiral conveyer having trunnons 1l and 12, the trunnion 11 beingjournaled in Serial No. 64,534. (No model.)

the end wall of the pan 2, while the trunnion l2 is journaled in the cap13, which is screwthreaded to the outer end of the pan. The trunnion 12has an elongated rectangular end 14, on which a suitable crank isadapted to be secured to revolve the conveyer. It is preferable thatthis soot-pan be iitted in the chimneyso that the accumulation of sootand ashes will be deposited in that portion of the pan within thechimney, and whenever desired this accumulation of soot and ashes may beremoved by revolving the conveyer 10 by means of the crank, whereupon byreason oi' the construction of the conveyer the soot and ashes will beconveyed through the pan to the opening 5 in the bottom thereof, throughwhich the soot and ashes will ow into a bag or other receptacle properlysecured to the depending flange 6 inside of the room.

When the machine is not in operation, the cap 8 is secured to thedepending ilange,there by preventing the deposit of the soot and ashesin the room.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A soot-pan adapted to be builtin a chimney comprisingasemioylindrical portion, outwardly-daring side walls integral with andextending upwardly from said portion, and a cy' lindrical portionintegral with and extending forwardly from the semioylindrical portionand provided with a suitable discharge-out,- let, and a suitableconveyerjournaled on the end wall of the semioylindrical and cylindricalportions.

2. The combination of a soot-pan comprising a cylindrical portion, asemioylindrical portion integral therewith and extending therefrom,flaring side walls extending upward from said semioylindrical portion,an opening in the forward end of the cylindrical portion,a dependingannular flange surrounding said `opening and a cap detachably secured onsaid flange, a cap closing the outer end of the cylindrical portion anda spiral conveyer suitably journaled within said pau and means torevolve said conveyer.

GEORGE OTIS TUCKER.

Witnesses:

J. C. TYLER, W. E. CoEEE.

